The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left total knee arthroplasty and right hip total arthroplasty as well as his claim for TDIU due to additional supporting evidence being required in developing these claims.
The deciding factor: The Board found that a more recent VA examination is needed to determine the severity of the Veteran’s left knee disability following his surgery, and also to determine the functional limitations of his right hip due to his total knee replacement. The issue of TDIU was also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the Veteran's left knee and right hip claims.
- Claimed conditions
- left total knee arthroplasty, right hip total arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19143776
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied increased ratings for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, but remanded claims for higher ratings of the knee arthroplasties, hip bursitis, lumbar spine disability, and TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to an initial rating higher than 30 percent for a left total knee arthroplasty due to a duty to assist error regarding outstanding private medical records.
- Denied
The appeal for an initial compensable rating for left total knee arthroplasty prior to April 8, 2019, and in excess of 30 percent from June 1, 2020, was denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for an increased rating in excess of 20 percent prior to February 11, 2016, in excess of 40 percent from April 1, 2017 to June 27, 2019, and in excess of 60 percent thereafter for left total knee arthroplasty is remanded.
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